Kevin Lynn interviews Robert Stark about his article, No Collapse is the Real Dystopia: still waiting for the Big Collapse. This recording is a simulcast for Kevin’s Institute for Sound Public Policy’s YouTube channel, recorded on June 13th. Kevin Lynn is executive director of the Institute for Sound Public Policy and Progressives for Immigration Reform, and founder of US Tech Workers. Follow Kevin on Twitter.

Topics:

Revisiting past predictions about economic collapse, the current stagnant vibes,  and return of bullish copes about the economyJohn Michael Greer’s Not the Future We Ordered and his theory of catabolic collapseResearch predicting future cycles of collapse by Peter Turchin, Neil Howe & William Strauss’ Fourth Turning, and the Kondratiev waveReponses to the article , including a re-publish on ZeroHedege, and a critical response from Jeet HeerThose who are psychologically invested in collapseThe pros and cons of being a perma bear, and Kevin revisits the 08 crashHow the bears will be vindicated in the long run, due to unprecedented levels of debtThe impact of demographic cycles on politics, social strife, and the economyThe scope of the migrant crisis which is unprecedented in American history, and Michael Yon’s reporting from the Darien GapJanet Yellen’s statement, expecting a slow steady decline of the dollarThe exodus out of California The Hard Times Create Strong Men meme Speculation about the Trump incitement and 2024 election

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